To Fast To Serious is a real bargain

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators To Fast To Serious, a talented, lightly-raced six-year-old, is proving a wonderful bargain for prominent owner Robbie Tomlinson, who purchased the son of American sire Shadow Play for $10,000 at the 2017 APG Perth yearling sale. To Fast To Serious, trained by Ray Williams and driven at all…

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Warwick changes his plan

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Star reinsman Ryan Warwick admits he is learning the racing characteristics of Miss Mucho, a runaway winner of the 2130m Positive For Pacing Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. He had planned to race in the breeze with the Greg and Skye Bond-trained Miss Mucho, the $5.40…

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Swingband reigns supreme  

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Brilliant Alta Christiano three-year-old Swingband gave another sample of his class with a dashing victory in the group 3 $40,000 Caduceus Club Classic at Gloucester Park on Friday night, a win which left his trainer Ryan Bell scratching his head, uncertain about the gelding’s immediate program. “Initially, we…

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Miller’s hectic Flametree drive

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators High drama surrounded Mitch Miller’s hectic drive to land Flametree a brilliant winner of the $30,000 Trotsynd Gold Bracelet at Gloucester Park on Friday night.   The 27-year-old Miller revealed great composure as he coolly survived an early setback and a late problem to guide Flametree, the $1.70…

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Hittheroadjack set to atone

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Promising New Zealand-bred pacer Hittheroadjack will create considerable interest when he starts from the front line in a $20,250 stand over 2503m, The Caduceus Club Members Stakes, at Gloucester Park on Friday night. This will be the five-year-old’s second appearance at Gloucester Park — after he was the…

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Spy Major set for two in four days   

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators The much-travelled New South Wales-bred five-year-old Spy Major has flourished since entering the Hopeland stables of Debra Lewis in December, and he has bright prospects of scoring twice in a week when he starts from the No. 2 barrier in the 2130m The Caduceus Club Come Up And…

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Draw favours The Miki Taker

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Impressive last-start winners The Miki Taker and Swingband look set for a fierce battle when they clash in the group 3 $40,000 Caduceus Club Classic over 2130m at Gloucester Park on Friday night. The Miki Taker has drawn favourably at the No. 2 barrier, with Swingband drawing the…

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Miller aims for first group victory

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Mitch Miller is enjoying a breakout season and is sitting in fourth position on the West Australian drivers’ premiership table with 27 winners after first ten weeks of the year — and he is excited at the prospect of landing his first winner of a group feature event…

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WA MEDIA GUILD FRIDAY’S THOUGHTS 11 MARCH

Friday night’s card at Gloucester Park features the running of the $40,000 Caduceus Club Classic (2130m) for the three-year-olds and the $30,000 Gold Bracelet (1730m) for the two-year-old fillies. And several members of the WA Trotting Media Guild have found their best bets in those races – unfortunately, with different horses. TABradio’s Matt Young is…

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The Miki Taker is set for classic

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Talented gelding The Miki Taker, winner of the group 1 Pearl for two-year-olds last June, is poised to make a strong bid for victory in next Friday night’s $40,000 Caduceus Club Classic. The Always B Miki gelding, trained and driven by Aiden de Campo, ran a splendid trial…

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Disco Under Fire responds to the female touch

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Evergreen pacer Disco Under Fire continues to race with great enthusiasm, with owner-trainer Giles Inwood saying, “he goes good for the girls; that’s the conclusion I’ve come to.” Nine-year-old Disco Under Fire was driven for the first time in his 152-start career by Deni Roberts, who gave an…

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Wanea set for rich classics

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators The rich classics for two-year-olds later this year will be the main targets for promising Foreclosure filly Wanea, who was most impressive in scoring an easy victory in the $20,250 SEFS Asset Finance Specialists Pace over 1730m at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Trainer-reinsman Donald Harper was delighted…

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